The city of Ann Arbor has a new Capital Improvements Plan, outlining hundreds of projects the city hopes to tackle in the next six years.

The lengthy document, often referred to by city officials as the "CIP," was approved by the city's Planning Commission Tuesday night.

A commuter rail car on display in downtown Ann Arbor back in June. Millions of dollars in expenses related to commuter rail are shown in the city's Capital Improvements Plan.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News

The plan shows a schedule of major improvements planned in the areas of transportation, parks, utilities and municipal facilities.

Not all projects included in the CIP will make it into the city's budget, but the document will assist city officials in financial planning. And not all costs shown are necessarily expected to come out of the city's pockets — projects could receive funding from various sources.

Funding needs for fiscal year 2014-15 have been adjusted upward in the new CIP, going from $50.4 million to $62.3 million.

That's due to the addition of $21.2 million in Housing Commission projects and $4.5 million in Downtown Development Authority projects. Under a new policy, DDA capital projects are to be incorporated into the CIP.

Without the addition of the Housing Commission and DDA projects, there would have been a decrease in funding needs for 2014-15. That's because many street construction projects are being pushed back to 2015-16 or later to allow time for development of a new pavement asset management program.

Of the 21 projects being added to the overall plan for the next two fiscal years, 18 are DDA or Housing Commission projects.

DDA projects include a $600,000 buildout of the first floor of the Fourth and William parking garage, which the DDA has talked about turning into office space.

Other DDA projects include more electric vehicle charging stations, a second "bike house" following the popularity of the first one in the Maynard garage, a $1.5 million streetscape improvement project on South University, crosswalk repairs throughout the downtown, and a "tree pit expansion" on Liberty Street.

The CIP shows what appears to be a $300,000 expense next year for demolishing a dilapidated building on the city-owned 415 W. Washington site across from the YMCA. The CIP previously assumed a $650,000 cost for the reuse of the building as a community arts center, but that option has proven more costly.

A historic structure assessment indicated an estimated $6.4 million would be needed to rehabilitate the structures on the site for public use.

An environmental review confirmed previously known gasoline contaminants on the site remain an issue, along with lead-based paints and asbestos.

City Administrator Steve Powers said staff is still exploring reuse options for the property, but demolition isn't out of the question. The city plans to transform a good portion of the site into a greenway anchor park.

The updated CIP shows $500,000 in park expenses for the Allen Creek Greenway in fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19, not counting funds already committed for developing a greenway anchor park at 721 N. Main St.

Another $4.4 million in alternative transportation costs are shown over a three-year period starting in 2016-17 for implementation of non-motorized elements of the greenway plan. It also shows $300,000 for a feasibility study.

A $2.25 million alternative transportation project labeled "Arboretum/Gallup Underpass" is shown starting in 2016-17. Another $2.8 million project labeled "Bandemer to Barton Connection" is shown starting in 2017-18.

The plan includes millions of dollars of expenses related to WALLY commuter rail, which aims to connect Ann Arbor and Howell, including $5 million for construction of a downtown commuter rail station, $250,000 for a Plymouth Road station, and $250,000 in other capital investments.

The plan also shows $300 million for construction costs related to the Ann Arbor Connector, a project that's in the planning stages right now and could bring either streetcars, light rail or bus rapid transit in Ann Arbor. Another $33 million for "signature transit service design" is shown in 2018-19, along with $1.85 million for construction of a "Connector Parking Facility" on State Street.

The CIP also shows more than $5 million for "queue jump lanes" for buses on Plymouth Road and Washtenaw Avenue in 2017-18.

Final design of a new Amtrak station — identified in the plan as "Ann Arbor Station" — is a $2.6 million expense that's been pushed back to 2015-16. Construction of the station is a separate $44.5 million line item that same year.

About $540,000 in parking improvements for Ann Arbor-to-Detroit commuter rail are being pushed back to fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Much-anticipated whitewater amenities on the Huron River at Argo Park also are being pushed back to fiscal year 2016-17.

A $800,000 expense is shown in 2018-19 for a spray park at Fuller Pool, while $175,000 is shown in 2016-17 for "urban park/plaza improvements."

A $588,000 replacement of deteriorating light poles on Main Street — a project the City Council voted against this year — is being pushed back to 2014-15.

The updated CIP includes an extra $35,000 this fiscal year for sidewalks on Scio Church Road from Delaware to Maple.

It also shows hundreds of thousands of dollars in fire station renovations are still planned, but some of the expenses are being pushed back a year or two.